From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Brake jaggers, servo noise, and the general performance of the braking system.
| Identifier | Morton\M20.1\ img048 | |
| Date | 23th June 1924 guessed | |
| (2) JAGGERS. I was pleased to see that the front brake drums had been lightened. This, with the removal of the ferodo to reduce the angular embrace of the shoe should I believe materially reduce the risk of jaggers. SERVO. The noise of the drive is I think quite a gear question. The worm gear should be more perfectly made, but to me it was not serious, because it was only observed when the brake was put on, and then only when light-ly-applied. GENERAL. Should the good qualities of the brakes be maintained for the 10,000 miles I think we have a very sat-isfactory, (and considering the vigour of the brakes) a very safe system, that should in the hands of even a novice remain as consistent as can be expected, and better in several ways than the best we have tested. FHR. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||